The TTR gene provides instructions for producing a protein called transthyretin. This protein transports vitamin A (retinol) and a hormone called thyroxine throughout the body. To transport thyroxine, four transthyretin proteins must be attached (bound) to each other to form a four-protein unit (tetramer).
Without the reserve ticket the wait for the ferry was 1.5 hrs, it took us about 20 minutes to get through the screening and board the boat. If you have noon or so tickets you can easily visit both Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. They also didn't seem to be real strict on the time, we were 1/2 hour early and they just sent us through.
Tickets go on sale at 8:30 a.m., though it remained unclear when service might resume from the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, according to a spokesman for ferry operator Statue Cruises. We're glad to be up and running to Liberty Island, said Statue Cruises marketing director Rafael Abreu. He said they had a 60 percent reduction in business since the federal government shutdown that shuttered national parks. The company ferries about 7,000 to 10,000 passengers a day.